Examination of the role of abdominal computed tomography in the evaluation of victims of trauma with increased aspartate aminotransferase in the era of focused abdominal sonography for trauma

Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 642-647

  Stassen, Nicole A ^a,b,c   Lukan, James K ^a,b,c   Carrillo, Eddy H ^a,b,c   Spain, David A ^a,b,c   Norfleet, Lisa A ^a,b,c   Miller, Frank B ^a,b,c   Polk Jr , Hiram C ^a,b,c  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036774465     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/msy.2002.127556     Document Type: Article

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